Author: George Ayittey

Quotes

In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

- George Ayittey

Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.

Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.

- George Ayittey

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

- George Ayittey

Radio is the death and life of Africa.

Radio is the death and life of Africa.

- George Ayittey

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.

- George Ayittey

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